Where does “wēste” come from?
wēste (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic wōstī, from Proto-Germanic wōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-to-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.
wēste (Old English): waste, desert; void, desolate; waste, barren,...
Definitions
- waste, desert; void, desolate; waste, barren,...
Ancestry of “wēste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | wōstī | uninhabited, desolate, waste |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wōstaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂-s-to-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |